Sunday 3:04 AM

5 7 to my crib. Just seemed right.

Sunday 4:31 AM

Prefer this hold to the Flush. Not happy about 4-J to my crib. Balance points between hand and crib cards with this hold.

Sunday 5:53 AM

A4 already with 2 face cards; 57 more versatile in the crib. This hand appeared about 5 weeks ago or so.

Sunday 6:13 AM

Going for biggest bang for the buck here. 5-7 should produce a 6 crib minimum.

Sunday 6:28 AM

Every cut is helpful.

Sunday 6:38 AM

Considered the flush but didn't care for the J4 to my crib but maybe theirs. 57 seemed a better option.

Sunday 6:48 AM

I don’t like the flush today.

Sunday 6:57 AM

Sunday 6:58 AM

More cuts for 10 points, and a 5 in the crib with a neighbor card. Ufly flush, Easy choiccee for me todaym for once lol

Sunday 7:00 AM

There are a few two points cut add on to flush but I will keep the D and a nickel to the crib. dec

Sunday 8:27 AM

Both the flush, and the A-4-J-Q have the Magic Eleven, with the A response to any X-Card lead. But this way there are *two* chances to score the (31-4) after another X-Card.

Sunday 9:00 AM

I see this as a choice between pitching the standard (?) 5-7 and keeping the flush, although I know there will be many votes for A-4, 5-J and 5-Q, none of which are bad. First hand, so I will pitch the 5-7 for better defensive pegging. (Jazz's comment encourages me to look back to see what the consensus was without the flush option.)

Sunday 9:37 AM

Like this hold especially with the touching face cards. 5-7 is a top 12 offensive toss to our crib.

Sunday 9:37 AM

The choice between the flush and A-4-J-Q seemed close to me. I took the time to put the cuts thru bucktheodds to compare. I am struggling with format. The cut is on the left and the resulting points ..hand + crib is on the right. Top line is flush ..you can add one more point to the top line if a club is cut

A/10..2/10..3/8..4/10..5/12..6/9..7/10..8/8..9/8..10/8..J/10..Q/10..K/8

A/10..2/4..3/6..4/10..5/10..6/7..7/6..8/6..9/4..10/11..J/10..Q/10..K/11

All cuts help either when hand + crib is considered ..but all flush cuts produce at least eight points for the flush …only seven do so for A-4-J-Q..

I certainly respect those elite players who discarded 5/7..but the flush has the cuts ..it is possible the “11s” carry the day..

i checked my calculations twice..but I could be wrong !

The choice between the flush and A-4-J-Q seemed close to me. I took the time to put the cuts thru bucktheodds to compare. I am struggling with format. The cut is on the left and the resulting points ..hand + crib is on the right. Top line is flush ..you can add one more point to the top line if a club is cut

A/10..2/10..3/8..4/10..5/12..6/9..7/10..8/8..9/8..10/8..J/10..Q/10..K/8

A/10..2/4..3/6..4/10..5/10..6/7..7/6..8/6..9/4..10/11..J/10..Q/10..K/11

All cuts help either keep when hand + crib is considered ..but all flush cuts produce at least eight points for the flush …only seven do so for A-4-J-Q..

I certainly respect those elite players who discarded 5/7..it is very possible the pegging “11s” combined with a top group 5/7 discard is the way to go. i checked my calculations twice..but I could be wrong !…I submit this flush alternative for all to consider

Sunday 9:47 AM

Standard Issue Toss (5 7). 🥾

Sunday 9:49 AM

The flush is a solid play. It guarantees 8 points in the hand and it’s arguably equal or better for pegging than the hand you referenced. I just didn’t like the 4J to my crib.

Sunday 3:18 PM

Choice of strategy is key to choice here. AS opening dealer, defense is key and play off the lead. Would not pair either J/Q even though have Ace to score 31-2 if n/d were to triple. Now if somewhere else onboard, choosing offense as strategy, holding the flush has a good edge because of a much greater hand potential (very near 9 points) and much greater pegging potential. Be flexible enough to accommodate that need. You'll have to fine-tune your positional cribbage if you want to improve on choosing an appropriate strategy that fits. It is not possible to do the latter without sharpening the former.

Sunday 4:58 PM

Well this is weird.